{"product_id":"beirut-rules-fred-burton-9798895150443","title":"Beirut Rules: The Murder of a CIA Station Chief and Hezbollah's War Against America","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling coauthors of \u003ci\u003eUnder Fire\u003c\/i\u003e comes the story of the kidnapping and murder of CIA Station Chief William Buckley and the bloody beginning of the CIA's endless war against Islamic radicalism. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn April 18, 1983, a van rigged with two thousand pounds of heavy explosives broke through the security perimeter of the American embassy in Lebanon and exploded, killing sixty-three people and decimating intelligence operations throughout the Middle East. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly one man inside the CIA possessed the courage and skills to rebuild the networks destroyed in the blast: William Buckley. Assigned as the new Beirut Station Chief, Buckley arrived in the war-torn city to find a CIA station in tatters and an intelligence playing-field unlike any other in the world; the veteran of the Cold War would now be learning Beirut rules. A field operative at heart, he delved into Beirut's darkest corners, developing new sources and handling assets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, on October 23, a US Marine Corps barrack was destroyed in a plot masterminded by a young terrorist named Imad Mughniyeh. But even as President Reagan vowed revenge, Mughniyeh eyed a new target: Buckley. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeirut Rules\u003c\/i\u003e is the pulse-by-pulse account of Buckley's abduction, torture, and murder at the hands of Hezbollah terrorists. Drawing on never-before-seen US government documents, as well as interviews with Buckley's co-workers, friends, and family, Fred Burton and Samuel M. Katz reveal how the relentless search for Buckley in the wake of his kidnapping ignited a war against terror that continues to shape the Middle East to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fred Burton, Samuel M. Katz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798895150443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Diversion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs","brand":"Fred Burton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46795573494015,"sku":"9798895150443","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b55a3a08-0884-438e-b91f-0ebd451ceaae.jpg?v=1744948019","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beirut-rules-fred-burton-9798895150443","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}